Land Acquisition and Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 1973

[F1Acquisition by agreement or following service of purchase notice or blight noticeN.I.

33H—(1) This Article applies if—

(a)an interest in land which is a qualifying interest for the purpose of Article 33A is acquired by agreement by an authority which has power to acquire the interest compulsorily, and

(b)the interest is acquired from a person who would be entitled to a payment under Article 33A, 33B or 33C if the interest is acquired compulsorily.

(2) This Article also applies if—

(a)an interest in land which is a qualifying interest for the purpose of Article 33A is acquired by an authority which has power to acquire the interest compulsorily,

(b)the interest is acquired from a person who would be entitled to a payment under Article 33A, 33B or 33C if the interest is acquired compulsorily; and

(c)the interest is acquired in consequence of the service of—

(i)a purchase notice under section 191 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (right to require purchase of certain interests); or

(ii)a notice under Article 5 of the Planning Blight (Compensation)(Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (purchase of blighted land).

(3) The authority may make a payment to the person of an amount equal to the amount it would be required to pay if the interest is acquired compulsorily.]